ART. 72] STATE FISHERY FORCE. 1575

St. Mary's and St. George's rivers and Smith's creek during the whole
year at a cost not exceeding seven hundred and twenty dollars for the
boat, captain and two men, and three hundred dollars for the boat,
captain and one man during the closed season.

1904, art. 72. sec. 38. 1894, ch. 380, sec. 37.

39. The deputy commanders of the steamers are hereby required to
keep their vessels constantly on duty when circumstances will permit;
and every locality where a violation of the law is likely to occur shall
be visited, not only in the season, but during the closed season, both day
and night, as often as the duties of the force and condition of the vessels
will allow; or whenever there is any information that a violation of this
article is likely to occur, then it shall be the duty of the deputy com-
manders at once to proceed to the places suspected and vigilantly to
guard the said places to see that no one will violate the provisions of this
article; and every three months a report shall be made to the board of
public works of all official action taken under this article.
See notes to sec. 34.

Ibid. sec. 39. 1894, ch. 380, sec. 38.

40. It shall be the duty of the deputy commanders of the said
vessels to confine themselves ordinarily to their several districts night
and day in and out of season, but it shall be their duty also to enforce
any of the provisions of this article in any water adjacent to their dis-
trict, when a violation of the same shall come to their knowledge.
See notes to sec. 34.

Ibid. sec. 40. 1894, ch. 380, sec. 39.

41. The commanding officer and the deputy commanders of said
force shall, upon entering upon the discharge of their duties, take before
one of the judges of the circuit courts the oath prescribed by the con-
stitution; and the commanding officer of said force shall enter into bond
to the State of Maryland in the sum of ten thousand dollars, and each
deputy commander in the sum of three thousand dollars, to be approved
by one of the said judges, for the faithful performance of their duties
as prescribed in this article, the said bond or bonds to be filed with the
comptroller.

Ibid. sec. 41. 1894, ch. 380. 1896. ch. 418. 1900, ch. 380, sec. 40.

42. The salary of the commander of the state fishery force shall be
fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and he shall have power to appoint
one officer at a salary of six hundred dollars per annum, one engineer
at a salary of eight hundred dollars per annum, and one assistant
engineer at a salary of .six hundred dollars per annum, one pilot at a
salary of thirty-five dollars per month during the oyster season, and
thirty dollars per month during the closed season; two seamen, two fire-
men and one cook at a salary of thirty dollars per month each, and each
deputy commander of the said vessels shall have the power to appoint one
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